NETGEAR WG302NA manual Understanding Basic Wireless Settings

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302

•Spanning Tree Protocol

Spanning Tree Protocol in enabled by default for the wireless access point. This provides network traffic optimization in settings with multiple WG302 Access Points.

•Time Zone

Select the time zone location for your setting.

Note: You must have an Internet connection to get the current time.

Understanding Basic Wireless Settings

To configure the wireless settings of your wireless access point, click the Wireless Settings link in the Basic section of the main menu of the browser interface. The Basic Wireless Settings menu will appear, as shown below.

Figure 3-8: Basic Wireless Settings menu

The Basic Wireless Settings menu options are discussed below:

•Country/Region. This field identifies the region where the WG302 can be used. It may not be legal to operate the wireless features of the wireless access point in a region other than one of those identified in this field. There is no default country domain, and the channel is set to 11. Unless a country domain is selected, the channel cannot be changed.

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